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Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among women in Kilimanjaro region, Northern Tanzania: a population based cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is a simple and cost-effective intervention to improve child health and survival. Effective EBF has been estimated to avert 13% - 15% of under-five mortality and contribute to reduce mother to child transmission of HIV. The prevalence of EBF for infant less...

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Autores principales: Mgongo, Melina, Mosha, Mary V, Uriyo, Jacqueline G, Msuya, Sia E, Stray-Pedersen, Babill
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3852397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24107593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-8-12